Safety-razor.



No. 835,077. PATN'TBD'NOV. s, 190m J. J.7MBBHAN. SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 23,1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

v Patented Nov. 6,1906.

Application filed May 23, 1905 Serial No. 261,764.

To/al/ whom it may concern: Y

Be it -known that I, JOHN J. MEEHAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the `city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Safety-Razors; and I do dec are the followin tobe a full, clear, and exact description o .the invention,-such as will enable others skilled in the art to which 1o it appertains tomake and' use the same, reference` being had to the -accompanying draw. ings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specica' tion.

I5 My invention relates to improvements jin safety-razors, my object bein to provide a device of this class which be sim le in construction, economical in cost, land re able, durable, and efficient in use; and to these 2 ends the inventionconsists of fthe features,

-arra einents, and combinations hereinafter descri ed and claimed, all of which will' bel 'fully understood by reference to the accom- 'A panying drawings, inwhich is illustrated an embodiment thereof. i 1 In the drawings, Figure 1 isa vview of m invention, showin the guard and half of the l handle inplace, t e devices for vconnecting the handle arts' being shown in section.

- Fig, 2 isl a view. illustrating the device complete orwith all the parts assembled. Fig. 3 1s a section taken on the line 3 3, Fi 2. Fig..4 is al section taken on theline 4 4, F1g.2.l Fi 5 is -a detail `viewof the'b1ade. Fig. 6`is l ,-l a etail'view of the backing"plate.' 7 is an edge view of the backin plate, showingV the thumb-nut detached. 8is a`section taken on the line 8 8, 'Fig."2. In Figs. 3, 4, -and 8 the parts are shownon a larger scale 4o than inthe ether views.

v The saine reference characters indicate the same partsin all the views. l

Let the numeral 5 designate the guard of ,therv device, 'which consists of two similar parts 6, having-teeth-7 on their opposite edges for a d' tance equal or' approxlmately equal tothe length of the blade 8, employed in conneotionwith the ard. [These guard 'members are also provided with 'extensions ;1- 5o 9, projectin'g'beyond'the toothed parts and connected by means of a'l screw 10 'and two sets of links`12 and 13. I he inner extremi# ;pfafthe'se are pivoauy connectedvedges and is vthreaded stud 17'? passin'gbetwe'en the ex- I an 4.-

withthe screw while their opposite extremities are pivotall connected with the respective members o the guard, thus forming two toggle-joints for -adjusting the guard members. The screw 10 is provided with threads engaging a nut 14,'1ocated in a 'recess formed in the handle members-15 and 16 and protruding from opposite sides of the handle, whereby it is accessible for4 the 4purpose of manipulating the screw, whereby the latter is made to travel in the one direction or the other, 'aecordin as it is necessa to bring the guard mem ers nearer to eac other or seplarate them transversely.

he blade 8 is sharpened von two opposite l rovided d with an extension l8*", provided an-opening 8, throu 'h which passesa threaded stud 17 fast on t e back#l lng-plate17.' 'l i* that the guard and `One-half of the handle are in the osition shown in Fig. 1, the other half of the andle is appliedand a fastening device 18 passed through register.-

mg opemn s form edin the handle members. Anut 1,8 (mdicatedby dotted lines inFig. 2) maybe employed, or the device located at this' oint may be riveted, whereby the two hand e .members are locked securely in lace -on o posite sidesof the extensionso the guar members. .The handle member 15v is provided with an opening adapted-to receive the blade exte sions 8ll and the backing-plate extension 17.' Hence after thehandle mem'- Abers are suitably connectedv theblade isz placed in position on the guard, after whichv the backing-plate v17 is put in place, the vtensions-ofthe ard andthrough an opening in the Opposlte'handle member, thev said stud `protruding sufficiently to receive,V 'a thumb-nut 19, whereby the blade and backing-plate are secured 1nl `place and properly 95 fastened to the handle.

:The backinglate 17 is of less Width than,

the blade 8, w e'leby the sharpened edges 8d of the blade protrude beyond the edges. of

the lsaid'plate on opposite sides. The teeth of the guard .lpro1ect' beyond the cutting ed es of the ade,ra s shownlinFigs. '2, 3

Now that all the arts are assembled, as shown in Fi 2 andp 3, if the -nut 14 1o 5 isrotated in the han le the screw 10 is moved IOQ i in the one direction or the other, as may be desired. If itjis moved toward the right, (referring to Figs. and 2,) the guard niembers will be separated, whereby the/teeth 7 will be made to project farther beyond the edges of the blade, while if the screw 10 is moved in the opposite direction, orl toward the left, the two guard members will be drawn closer together, thus exposing to a greater degree the opposite edges of the cutting-blade. Attention is called to ,the fact' that the extensions 9 ora the guard members are recessed o'n opposite sides ofthe screw 10 to receive the nut. The recesses in these guard-member extensions, together with the recesses in the handle members, prevent the nut 14 from moving on the screw l0, since the nut fits quite closely in these recesses.

` Hence as the nut cannot move upon the .4 and a nut applied to the screw, t

y with the screw and wit .screw the turning of the nut nieves the screw iii the one direction or the other, as heretofore explained.

-After using the razor it may be cleanedby unscrewing the thumb-nut 19, removing the guard-plate .17, and then taking out the blade. If it is desired to 'clean or inspect the devices located within the handle, the nut 18a is also removed and the fastening-screw i8 taken out, when the handle members may be detached. Attention is called to the fact that the handle members recessed on opposite sides of the guard-member extensions, thus formin asort of chamber within the handle, whi'c permits the unobstructed movement of the parts inclosed by the hollow handle.

Having thus described my invention, what 1. A razor-guard composed of twoinembers, a toggle-joint connection between the members, and a screw for operating the toggle whereby the two members are cansed'to approach or recede from each other trans-A versely.4 2. A. razor-guard composed oftwmembers, a toggle-joint connection between the members, a screw for actuatinglthe-tog le,

eguaio eing recesse to receive the nut whereby the latter is prevented from'moving longitudinally on the screw.

3. A razor-guard composed' of two niembers, a screw inter osed between the members, two pairs of inks Ipivotally connected the two members forming a to gie-joint connection between the latter, an a nut ap lied to the screw between the two pairs of links, the guard members being recessed to vreceive the nutwhereby the latter isprevented trom moving lorigitudinally on the screw but is allowed to rotate freely.

4. A razor-guard composed of twotwin 'length,

are longitiidinally.

`members being seam? members provided with toothed edges extending a portion of their length, the guai-d having extensions beyond the toothed parts, a toggle-joint connection between the extensions of the members, a screw for actuating the. toggle, and a nut mounted on the screw and engaging a recess formed in the guard vl'oi the purpose set forth.

5. in a razor, the combination of a guard composed of two'members, means for connecting the members whereby they may be made to approach each other or recede from each other as may be desired, a hollow handle adapted to receive a portion ofthe guard, the other part of the guard being toothed on opposite edges, a blade applied to the nwird, and a backing-plate applied to the blade, the iblade and backing part having extensions engaging a recess formed iii one sidc ci the hand e, and suitable means for securing the blade and backing-plate to the handle.

6. In a razor, the combination of a guard composed of two similar members having toot ed opposite edges a portion of their the said members being reduced beyond the toothed portions, a hollow handle 'adapted to receive the reduced arts of the guard, :means mounted in the connected with the guard members for ad- `usting the said members transversely, a

ackinglate, a blade interposed between the guar andliacln -plate. and means for connecting theY gtiar handle.

. 7. The combination'with-l'a double-edged razor-blade, of a guard adjacent the blade land in a different but parallel plane, the' guard being composed of two simila'r memeis, and means for connecting the members whereby they may be made to approach each other or recede Afrom each other to expose.

more orless. of the opposite edges of the blade. J f

.andle and IOO 8..1 in a saetyrazor,tl ie cdmbination with a holder, of a blade, a gnard,.one1o 'the'two last-named elements being composedo two ulaterallymovabie vmembers, and the other' element being stationary, the two members of the one element being disposed on opposite sides of the longitndinal anis of the iolder, and means whereby the movable members of the one element are laterally adjustable with reference tothe stationary element.

9. In a safety-razor, a handle, a pair of blade members, and a air of guard members therefor carried -by and) disposed one on each side of the longitudinal axis of said handle, one of said pairs of members bein laterally adjustable, and means for lateral y adjusting said members relative to each other.

10. in a safetyrazor,i'a holder, two blade members, two

laterally adjustable,l relative guard members, onepair of t IIO '-to tbeother and lievi itsmembers'disposerl posed on -oibosite' 4sides .oi the longitudinal on o posite sidesfof t e longitudinal ofl axis of the o1der.`

of. members being fesso?? i 3,-

IO the older, and means for effecting ythelat- In testimony whereof I affix my signature eral'ad'ustment. 'i v in. presence of twowitness'esl l 11.. n a safety-razor, a' holder, 'two blinde i f. 'JOHN J. MEEHAN. members', and twoA ard members, one pair. 'Witnesses v ilaerally adjustable .rela- "A, J, OBRIEN, tive to the other and'having'its members dis- DEN'A NELSON.' /2 f 

